Orthalign Inc: payments to clinicians
366 clinicians received $1,175,615 from Orthalign Inc in 2025; Orthopaedic Surgery is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (89%) was royalties and licenses, then consulting fees (7%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, New Jersey) received $211,926.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,175,615 | 656 | 366 |
| 2024 | $1,479,871 | 713 | 416 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Paul Ast, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Paramus, NJ | $211,926 |
| 2 | David Mayman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $204,345 |
| 3 | Fred D. Cushner, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $181,244 |
| 4 | Steven B. Haas, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $181,099 |
| 5 | William Dick Bugbee, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | La Jolla, CA | $179,777 |
| 6 | William B. Lutes, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Kenosha, WI | $27,803 |
| 7 | Eric Matthew Heinrich, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $23,555 |
| 8 | Edwin P. Su, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $23,336 |
| 9 | Sridhar Durbhakula, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Bethesda, MD | $22,569 |
| 10 | John Patrick McLaughlin, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $15,189 |
| 11 | Cass K. Nakasone, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Honolulu, HI | $11,926 |
| 12 | Paul M. Sasaura, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Carmichael, CA | $10,328 |
| 13 | William Edward Carpenter, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Nashville, TN | $7,155 |
| 14 | James Benjamin Chen, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Mission Viejo, CA | $7,150 |
| 15 | Bradford S. Waddell, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dallas, TX | $5,625 |
| 16 | Scott Taber Ball, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Diego, CA | $4,403 |
| 17 | Joshua M. Hickman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bountiful, UT | $3,835 |
| 18 | Clint John Wooten, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bountiful, UT | $3,412 |
| 19 | Patrick Kelly Strotman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Schaumburg, IL | $3,056 |
| 20 | Khalid Mohammed Yousuf, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plano, TX | $2,779 |
| 21 | Dustin S. Hambright, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Mount Pleasant, SC | $2,586 |
| 22 | Richard Lee Purcell, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | El Paso, TX | $2,057 |
| 23 | Jacob M. Stanfield, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Richland, WA | $1,500 |
| 24 | Edgar E. Fernandez, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | El Paso, TX | $1,161 |
| 25 | Timothy Kavanaugh, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,071 |
| 26 | Paul D. Maitino, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,037 |
| 27 | Ryland Kagan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| 28 | Matthew Kai Elliott, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Weiser, ID | $878.00 |
| 29 | Patrick James Mixa, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | South Pasadena, FL | $779.72 |
| 30 | Matthew A. Kopplin, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Billings, MT | $773.67 |
| 31 | Darin Kimball Allred, D.O | Orthopaedic Surgery | St George, UT | $594.56 |
| 32 | Sarkis Michael Bedikian, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Palos Hills, IL | $565.09 |
| 33 | Brent Dixon Carlson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Altoona, WI | $518.38 |
| 34 | Kris John Alden, M.D., PHD. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Basalt, CO | $351.51 |
| 35 | Adam Anton Sassoon, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $330.00 |
| 36 | Jared James Patterson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Panama City, FL | $322.83 |
| 37 | Joseph C. Varcadipane, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Honolulu, HI | $299.79 |
| 38 | Austin Joseph Broussard, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $293.24 |
| 39 | Alisina Shahi, MD, PHD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $291.10 |
| 40 | John Daley Higgins, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bannockburn, IL | $287.30 |
| 41 | Spencer Montgomery, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Meridian, ID | $281.82 |
| 42 | David M. Schall, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Grand Forks, ND | $276.48 |
| 43 | Andrew David Gailey, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $260.14 |
| 44 | Christopher Harrison Garrett, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Birmingham, AL | $255.78 |
| 45 | David J. Prybyla, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | North Chelmsford, MA | $250.00 |
| 46 | Darrin James Trask | Orthopaedic Surgery | Olympia, WA | $250.00 |
| 47 | Michael Jordan Feldstein, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $237.60 |
| 48 | Harold Irvin Salmons IV, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Morrisville, NC | $232.10 |
| 49 | Timothy J. Bopp, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bismarck, ND | $225.01 |
| 50 | Evan Powers, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jackson, MS | $220.59 |
| 51 | Jeffrey Scott Holmes II, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Snellville, GA | $212.51 |
| 52 | Michael P. Bolognesi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Durham, NC | $212.51 |
| 53 | Samuel Rosas, MD, PHD, MBA | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Miramar, FL | $212.51 |
| 54 | Amanda Woods Hayes, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Morrisville, NC | $212.50 |
| 55 | David George Deckey, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $212.50 |
| 56 | George Wendell M. Feliciano, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clearwater, FL | $211.99 |
| 57 | Timothy Wagner, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Henrietta, NY | $211.38 |
| 58 | Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D. | Specialist | Santa Rosa, CA | $210.71 |
| 59 | Daniel Sumko, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Layton, UT | $210.71 |
| 60 | Jacob Allen Smithey, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Tupelo, MS | $208.87 |
| 61 | Stephen Douglas Bigach II, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Alexandria, VA | $208.30 |
| 62 | Mickey M. Tseng, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Honolulu, HI | $207.03 |
| 63 | Jordan Ochs, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Norfolk, NE | $202.87 |
| 64 | Jeffrey Ross Cusmariu, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $202.01 |
| 65 | Edward Urban Kissel III, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $202.01 |
| 66 | Reaves Monroe Crabtree Jr. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Birmingham, AL | $202.01 |
| 67 | James Worthen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $202.01 |
| 68 | James Russell Bowman, M.D./ PHD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $201.99 |
| 69 | John Robert Green IV, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Iowa City, IA | $197.80 |
| 70 | Sarah Elizabeth Poirier, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Keesler Afb, MS | $193.32 |
| 71 | Thomas Patrick Smith, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Keesler Afb, MS | $193.32 |
| 72 | Benton Allen Emblom, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $184.64 |
| 73 | Norman E. Waldrop III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $184.63 |
| 74 | Billy Wayne McGough Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $184.63 |
| 75 | David Neal Buchalter, MD | Specialist | Delray Beach, FL | $184.15 |
| 76 | Sohum Kamlesh Patel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bermuda Run, NC | $177.36 |
| 77 | Derek Ryan Johnson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Parker, CO | $172.42 |
| 78 | Kevin Francis Purcell, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jackson, MS | $168.85 |
| 79 | Kenneth B. Mathis, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $168.85 |
| 80 | Matthew Samuel Joaquin Mendez-Zfass, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $167.27 |
| 81 | Kaisen Yao, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $167.27 |
| 82 | Sameh Elguizaoui, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $167.27 |
| 83 | Matthew Gotlin, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $167.27 |
| 84 | Michael J. Alaia, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $167.26 |
| 85 | Benjamin Bedford, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $167.26 |
| 86 | Keir Alexander Ross | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $167.26 |
| 87 | Steven J. Lee, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Nyc, NY | $167.26 |
| 88 | Kirk A. Kindsfater, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Collins, CO | $162.51 |
| 89 | Prashoban Bremjit, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Renton, WA | $160.00 |
| 90 | Michael Dean Clark Jr. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $159.43 |
| 91 | Ryan Thomas Cordry, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hoover, AL | $159.43 |
| 92 | Timothy Alden Cool, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $159.43 |
| 93 | Matthew A. Miller, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Tupelo, MS | $157.55 |
| 94 | Phillip Anthony Sandifer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Oxford, MS | $157.55 |
| 95 | Jeb Williams | Orthopaedic Surgery | Tupelo, MS | $157.54 |
| 96 | David Shane Buggay, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $156.19 |
| 97 | Robert Frederic Greiner II, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Independence, MO | $154.35 |
| 98 | Mark Alan Elkus, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $154.05 |
| 99 | Collier Coates Campbell, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Birmingham, AL | $153.42 |
| 100 | Stephen Thomas Duncan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Lexington, KY | $150.54 |
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